Kenny Miller: I won't retire from international football

The Vancouver Whitecaps striker admits that he may never play at a major finals but insists that he has no intention of walking away from representing Scotland any time soon.

By Tom Bradley

Nov 13, 2012 1:48:00 PM

Scotland striker Kenny Miller insists that he has no intention
of retiring from international football.

The 33-year-old's chances of playing in a major final appear to be
over after his country's poor start to World Cup 2014 qualifying,
which led to manager Craig Levein being sacked. With Steven
Fletcher back in the national team set-up, Miller was dropped for
the away defeats to Wales and Belgium in October but he is adamant
that he will not withdraw from selection.

"I'll be 34 towards the end of this campaign," Miller told
reporters. "It probably will be [the end of my international
career], I imagine, even from a manager's point of view. But if
they still want to select me and I still feel I'm able to offer
something, I won't retire. When there comes a time a manager thinks
it's time to move on, then that's fine. But I want to play as long
as I can."

The Vancouver Whitecaps striker admits that he felt frustrated at
being left out of the national side but accepts the decision,
declaring, "I love playing for my country, it means a lot to me. I
will always come as long as I'm selected. I was disappointed, of
course I was, I was disappointed with the other 10 lads who weren't
playing.

"I was really disappointed after scoring in the previous game and I
always want to play. Craig wanted to go down a different road and
we had a chat about it, and I just had to accept it. Fletch has
come in and he was on fire at the time, playing in the Premiership
and scoring goals.

"It was still hard to take, I still felt I should have played. But
the manager felt Fletch was the right man for the job and you just
have to accept that and be ready to play a part if called upon." Follow GOAL.COM on